[TOP STORY] Why is the rand strengthening?

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Schalk Louw of PSG Old Oak points out that the past two quarters have been the strongest South Africa ‘has ever seen’ in terms of the current-account deficit and important exports.
30 Apr 2021 12AM English South Africa Business News · Business

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